SNG 8

Song of Solomon 8:3

WEB

His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me.

BSB

His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.

KJV

His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.

Hebrew interlinear

H8040

שְׂמֹאולsᵉmôʼwl/sem-ole'/

n-m — dark, enveloped, north, left

Derivation: or שְׂמֹאל; a primitive word (rather perhaps from the same as 8071 (by insertion of the aleph) through the idea of wrapping up);

properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand

KJV: left (hand, side).

שְׂמֹאל

n.[m.] — the left

שְׂמֹאל, שְׂמֹאול 54 n.[m.] the left (√ dub.)

1. left, region on the left

2. left hand

3. = north (on left of one facing east)

H8478

תַּחַתtachath/takh'-ath/

n-m — bottom, below, in lieu of

Derivation: from the same as 8430;

the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.

KJV: as, beneath, × flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, × unto, × when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.

תַּחַת

n.[m.] — the under part

תַּחַת n.[m.] the under part, hence as adv. accus. and prep. underneath, below, instead of

H7218

רֹאשׁrôʼsh/roshe/

n-m — head

Derivation: from an unused root apparently meaning to shake;

the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)

KJV: band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, × every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), × lead, × poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.

רֹאשׁ

n.pr.gent — Rôsh

רֹאשׁ n.pr.gent. Rôsh

רֹאשׁ

n.m — head

רֹאשׁ 599 n.m.

1.

a. (c. 230 t.) head, of human being

b. head, of animals

2.

a. top (88 t.)

b. height, of stars

3.

a. head = chief (man)

b. = chief (city)

c. chief nation

d. = chief (place, position)

e. = chief priest

f. = head of a family

4.

a. head = front, leader's place

b. of time, beginning, of night watch

c. of things, river-heads

5. chief, choicest, best, of spices

6. head = division of army, company, band

7. = sum, esp. in phr. take sum of, enumerate

8. other phr.

H3225

יָמִיןyâmîyn/yaw-meen'/

n-f — right, stronger, south

Derivation: from 3231;

the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south

KJV: left-handed, right (hand, side), south.

יָמִין

n.f — right hand

יָמִין 137 n.f. right hand

1. right hand

2. of situation on, or direction toward the right

3. of other parts of the body

4. = south, because when facing east the right hand is toward the south

H2263

חָבַקchâbaq/khaw-bak'/

v — clasp

Derivation: a primitive root;

to clasp (the hands or in embrace)

KJV: embrace, fold.

חָבַק

vb — clasp

[חָבַק] vb. clasp, embrace

Qal embrace

Pi. embrace

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